"Disappeared? What's going on? Could it be because of that small stone? Where did that come from?" Catwoman's pupils contracted slightly in surprise and suspicion as she watched Little Snake vanish. Her mind raced back to the scene in the museum, recalling the moment when Jackie Chan and Little Snake both fell to the ground.
"I finally caught up! You two really can run, huh? Huh? Why is there only one person? I just heard fighting..." Just as Catwoman was piecing her thoughts together, Jackie, slightly out of breath, arrived with Jade. Surprised to see only Catwoman, Jackie asked, "So, do you have the diamond?"
"The diamond is with me, but you have to exchange it for that charm... Whoa!" Jackie nodded instinctively, but before he could finish his sentence, he saw Catwoman turn into a black shadow, pouncing towards him like a cat.
Jackie yelped and dodged Catwoman's attack, but before he could say anything, he felt a hand exploring his pocket, then disappearing quickly, leaving his once bulging pocket empty.
"Uncle Jackie, watch out! There's a thief!" Jade, witnessing this, exclaimed in alarm and quickly took out a bottle of mineral water from her pocket, opening it and splashing towards Jackie's side.
"They can't see me? Does this mean I can steal anything without being noticed?" At that moment, Little Snake, who had just acquired the Pink Diamond and was dreaming of her stealthy future in thievery, lost her alertness and got doused by Jade.
The colorless mineral water didn't reveal Little Snake completely, but after it wet half of her leg and one shoe, it was enough to give away her position.
"Good job, Jade!" Jackie praised her and lunged at the now partially visible Little Snake.
"An invisibility charm? If I had this charm, could I steal anything without being caught?" Catwoman, thinking along the same lines as Little Snake, pulled out a device and also headed towards Little Snake's location.
"Trying to steal from me? No way!" Little Snake dodged Jackie's attack and kicked him away, using her invisibility to her advantage. However, Catwoman was already closing in.
"Whoosh!" As Little Snake kicked Jackie away, Catwoman threw a handful of fluorescent powder, which she usually used to track targets. This time, inspired by Jade's idea, it proved exceptionally useful against the invisible Little Snake.
Caught off guard, Little Snake was covered in the glowing powder, revealing her outline. Catwoman, seeing this, aimed a kick at Little Snake.
"Bang!" Little Snake blocked Catwoman's kick with her arms and was sent flying. She quickly got up and decisively fled.
"Stop! Don't run!" Jackie shouted, chasing after Little Snake, while Catwoman assessed the direction of her escape and vanished into the night.
"Wait for me, Uncle Jackie!" Jade looked around, feeling as if eyes were watching her from the darkness, but unable to locate them. She quickly ran after Jackie.
Little Snake, after several twists and turns, ran into an alley. When Jackie arrived, he only found fluorescent-stained clothes and a mask but no sign of Little Snake.
"She took off her clothes?!" Jade, arriving behind Jackie, saw the clothes on the ground and exclaimed in surprise.
"Cough, cough..." Jackie coughed awkwardly, not sure where Little Snake had gone but tried to speak out, "Miss thief, could you please return the charm? It's really dangerous..."
"Bang!" Before Jackie could finish, a clatter echoed in the alley, followed by the snake charm flying out and landing in Catwoman's hand, who then also disappeared.
With Catwoman's disappearance, Little Snake, who had been tripped and thrown to the ground, gradually became visible.
As it turned out, Catwoman had calculated Little Snake's escape route, set up an ambush in advance, and successfully tripped Little Snake with a thread, taking the charm and vanishing.
"Not again? A change of hands?" Jackie watched Catwoman disappear, sighing in frustration. He instinctively ran a few steps in the direction she vanished, then stopped upon seeing Little Snake covering herself, his face turning red. He looked at the wall and took off his own night gear, "I think you need this more than I do. I hope you won't get involved in charm-related incidents again..."
Jackie's night gear had his regular clothes underneath, unlike Little Snake, who risked exposure.
After speaking, Jackie didn't wait for Little Snake's response and chased out of the alley. As Jade was about to follow, Little Snake, now wearing Jackie's night gear, said, "My night gear has fluorescent powder on it, in a paper bag. You might find it useful..."
"Oh, thank you so much!" Jade's eyes lit up. She quickly rummaged through the bundle of night gear, found a paper bag, and ran after Jackie with the mask in her arms.
"No, I should be thanking you..." Little Snake murmured softly, watching Jade disappear from her sight.
Meanwhile, Jade caught up with Jackie, who was standing afar, looking around as if he had lost track of Catwoman.
"Uncle Jackie, did you lose her?" Jade asked quietly as she approached.
"Yeah, she disappeared after turning invisible. I just followed instinctively. It's so unlucky to encounter such a troublesome ability. Even if Robert were here, he probably couldn't do much. After all, you can't fight what you can't see!" Jackie sighed helplessly, feeling that the snake charm might be lost for good.
"Uncle Jackie, I'm here!" Just as Jackie finished speaking, Robert landed from the sky, full of anticipation. "Where's the charm? What kind is it? Are there any tough guys?"
"Wow! You can really fly? That's so cool! How do you do it?" Before Jackie could respond, Jade's eyes sparkled as she asked Robert.
"Jade! Don't be a nuisance!" Jackie pulled Jade back and looked at Robert with a wry smile. "You're a bit late. This time it was a snake charm with invisibility power. Whoever got it has already disappeared..."
"Invisibility, huh? Found it..." Robert's figure flashed, and he looked up at the wall, "How long are you going to hide there?"
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